Soya subprefecture
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Soya (宗谷支庁; -shichō) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is 4,050.84 km².
Geography
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Cities
- Wakkanai (capital)
Districts
- Soya
- * Sarufutsu
- Esashi
- * Hamatonbetsu
- * Nakatonbetsu
- * Esashi
- Teshio
- * Toyotomi
- Rebun
- * Rebun
- Rishiri
- * Rishiri
- * Rishirifuji
Mergers
- On March 20, 2006, the towns of Utanobori and Esashi from Esashi District merged to form the new town of Esashi.
History
- 1897 Soya Subprefecture established; Soya, Esashi, Rishiri, Rebun Districts placed under its jurisdiction
- 1948 Toyotomi Village (now Town), Teshio District transferred from Rumoi Subprefecture
External link
- [Official website] in Japanese
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| Subprefectures | |||
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| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi | |||
| Cities | |||
| Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari | |||
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